The state regulates the care and keeping of 'dangerous wild animals,' but a provision would have removed spider monkeys from this classification.

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The 5,500-plus double-spaced pages that this month became law contain rules, regulations and clarifications as well as taxes and appropriations. That's long been the case for budgets devised by both parties.

Since the budget's passage, majority Republicans and Gov. John Kasich have touted its income tax cuts and increases in school funding. Democrats have insisted the budget should spend more on schools and local governments and have decried new regulations related to abortion. ...